期货公司分类评价被视为期货公司一年一度的"大考"，是期货公司监管的基础性制度。近期，该制 度迎来修订完善。9月12日，中国证监会对《期货公司分类监管规定》进行修订，形成了《期货公司分 类评价规定》（以下简称《规定》），《规定》自2025年9月12日起施行。 本次修订完善了以下五方面内容：一是完善扣分机制。明确原则上以生效监管措施为依据实施扣 分，消除重复扣分情形，合理设置扣分梯度，促进发挥多种监管手段的综合惩治效果。二是优化加分体 系。完善服务实体经济能力指标，将市场竞争力指标调整为三大类9项指标，全面评价期货公司各项业 务开展情况、整体盈利水平和资本实力。三是删除部分指标。删除"加权调整后日均机构客户权益总 额""成本管理能力""净资产收益率"等指标，适应行业发展现状。四是调整专项评价。将专项评价整合 和优化为3项，分别为服务国家战略、党建与文化建设、信息技术建设。五是调整特殊激励。对配合监 管部门开展风险处置、连续3个评价期内持续合规状况和风险管理能力无扣分、与其他期货公司合并等 情形予以加分激励。 业内人士认为，新规能够更全面、精准地评价期货经营机构各项业务开展情况，强化行业服务实体 经济的定位，同时也 ...

Core Viewpoint - The newly implemented "Futures Company Classification Evaluation Regulations" emphasizes both macro and micro perspectives, aiming to enhance industry quality and compliance while reducing burdens on futures companies [1][2]. Group 1: Key Changes in Regulations - The new regulations introduce a clear scoring basis, emphasizing legal compliance and changing the previous practice of deducting points without legal procedures [1][2]. - The regulations optimize the scoring system by including all business types of futures companies in the evaluation criteria, adding new performance indicators related to market competitiveness [1][2]. - The new rules encourage continuous compliance development by awarding additional points for companies maintaining high compliance and risk management scores over three evaluation periods [2]. Group 2: Industry Development Paths - The revised classification system balances the development paths of "scale" and "specialization," providing policy incentives for both large and specialized futures companies [2][3]. - Large futures companies with comprehensive licenses can gain significant advantages in scoring and innovation opportunities if they rank high across all business lines, while also facing increased management pressures [2][3]. - Smaller, specialized futures companies can achieve comparative advantages in classification results by maintaining high compliance and risk management, demonstrating that both "large and comprehensive" and "small and specialized" models can coexist and thrive in the industry [3].

Investment Rating - The report maintains a "Buy" rating for Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (00388.HK) [1] Core Views - The report highlights that Hong Kong Exchanges achieved record high quarterly profits supported by trading volume, with a 33% year-on-year increase in revenue to HKD 14.076 billion and a 39% increase in net profit to HKD 8.519 billion for the first half of 2025 [1][2] - The trading fee income from the stock market saw a significant increase of 112% to HKD 2.556 billion, driven by a 122% year-on-year growth in average daily trading volume [2] - The report anticipates continued growth in net profit for 2025-2027, projecting HKD 17 billion, HKD 18 billion, and HKD 19.6 billion respectively, with corresponding EPS of HKD 13.48, HKD 14.22, and HKD 15.43 [3] Summary by Sections Performance Overview - In 1H25, the revenue breakdown by business lines showed significant growth rates: cash market at 62%, derivatives at 15%, commodities at 8%, data and connectivity at 5%, and company projects at 28% [1] - The trading and transaction system usage fees increased by 49%, while listing fees rose by 30% due to a recovery in the IPO market [2] Revenue and Profit Forecast - The report forecasts revenue growth rates of 26% for 2025, followed by 6% and 7% in subsequent years, with net profit growth rates of 31%, 6%, and 9% respectively [3][7] - The projected P/E ratios for the next three years are 33, 31, and 29 times [3]

Group 1 - Bullish successfully raised $1.1 billion through its IPO, selling 30 million shares at $37 each, exceeding the previously advertised price range of $32 to $33 [1] - The estimated market capitalization of Bullish at the IPO price is $5.4 billion [1] - The IPO was oversubscribed by more than 20 times the amount offered, with BlackRock and ARK Investment Management expressing interest in purchasing up to $200 million worth of shares at the IPO price [1] Group 2 - Bullish's largest investor is co-founder Brendan Blumer, who is expected to hold 30.1% of the shares post-IPO, while board member Kokuei Yuan will hold 26.7% [2] - The IPO is led by JPMorgan, Jefferies Financial Group, and Citigroup, with plans to list on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol BLSH [2] - Bullish offers cryptocurrency spot trading, margin trading, and derivatives trading services primarily targeting institutional investors [1]

Group 1 - Bullish aims to raise up to $629.3 million in its IPO, planning to issue 20.3 million shares at a price range of $28 to $31 per share, potentially valuing the company at $4.2 billion [1][2] - The company is a digital asset trading platform operator and owner of media platform CoinDesk, which it acquired for $72.6 million from Digital Currency Group in 2023 [2] - Bullish's digital asset sales for the three months ending March 31 amounted to $80.2 million, with a net loss of approximately $348.6 million, compared to $80.4 million in sales and a net profit of $104.8 million in the same period last year [2] Group 2 - The company provides liquidity services for stablecoin issuers and offers cryptocurrency spot trading, margin trading, and derivatives trading services primarily targeting institutional investors [1][2] - Bullish's previous merger plan with a special purpose acquisition company was canceled in 2022, which would have valued the company at approximately $9 billion [1] - The IPO is being led by JPMorgan, Jefferies, and Citigroup, with plans to list on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker "BLSH" [2]